Wish Ford Would.......
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Wish Ford Would.......
https://www.thedrive.com/news/gm-incentivizes-dealers-to-pick-up-their-own-cars-and-trucks-from-the-factory
www.yahoo.com/autos/gm-incentivizes-dealers-pick-own-220000564.html
www.yahoo.com/autos/gm-incentivizes-dealers-pick-own-220000564.html
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did anyone read the last paragraph?
Nothing like the first hundreds or even thousands of miles spent at steady highway speeds. Just what the manufacturers recommended for break in?
Some dealers bring light trucks with trailers, some bring eighteen-wheeler trucks, and others pack a team of dealer employees into a van and drive the cars home. Some have even flown drivers to the cities where plants are to drive the vehicles home
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I'm sure some would want their truck picked up a Kentucky and delivered say Connecticut or California right to their house. You got to remember some of these trucks are dimes of dozens to some while they are everything to somebody.
I don't think I personally would mind, but the way I drive think I would have them pick it up at manufacturing plant then meet me in the corner for delivery.
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But with that being said I still wouldn't want a stranger putting those first thousand miles on my new truck.
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I think that's an awesome option! I would have a 600 mile drive back home from ford's plant. Probably stop once and eat, let the truck cool down and vary speeds and gears along the way.
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What if the dealer hired the willing customer to go pick up the vehicle they are buying? It might be a hassle for the dealer's HR department or not. The customer would have to meet all the requirements for being a driver on the payroll but, who would take better care of the new vehicle?
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What if the dealer hired the willing customer to go pick up the vehicle they are buying? It might be a hassle for the dealer's HR department or not. The customer would have to meet all the requirements for being a driver on the payroll but, who would take better care of the new vehicle?
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It would be a good idea for any factory order, actually. Many buyers, especially over the past 3 years, have had their vehicle produced but no trucks to get it to the dealers. There were also issues with rail shipping a while back.
I've always thought it was nice to have the option to drive your Corvette off the assembly line.
I've always thought it was nice to have the option to drive your Corvette off the assembly line.
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This has been going for decades with other motorized products. Every new motorhome sold in Alaska is driven up there from the factory. 3,000 miles on a “new” RV is common.
If you don’t live in Alaska then the RV is driven from the factory to the city where the customer is picking it up.
You really don’t think these drivers baby it and stick to the “break in” specs do you?
If you don’t live in Alaska then the RV is driven from the factory to the city where the customer is picking it up.
You really don’t think these drivers baby it and stick to the “break in” specs do you?